Sanitary-seat-cover apparatus.



L. A. JIBANEK.

SANITARY SEAT COVER APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6. I9|5.

Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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. L. A. .HRANEK.

' SANITARY SEAT COVER APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR-6.1915.

1,163,67. Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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LOUISA. JIRANiEK, OF IBIBNAMWOOD; WISGON SIN, ASSIGNOR, BY DIBECT ANDMESNE vASSIGNINIIIEN'JES, '.l.0 SANITARY SEAT COVER APPARATUS COMPANY,OF IBIRNAM- WOOD, WISCONSIN, A CORPOBATION'DI WISCONSIN;

sANIranY-sEar-covnn mm ae mas er.

Seat-Cover Apparatus; and I do hereby de-' clare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple, economical,sanitaryand effective temporary seat cover supply means for commodes.

The essential feature of my invention is the arrangement whereby a freshcover may be drawn over the permanent seat by each individual user,which cover is supplied preferably from an endless roll mounted in acontainer that is positioned in close relation to the commode seat,whereby it can be drawn thereover with one movement and secured in anysuitable manner at its forward end, while the rear end of the sheet isheld within the container.

The preferred form of device as shown is of roll type provided withperforations whereby the cover sections may be readily broken from themain roll under control of suitable mechanism.

With the above objects in view the inventionconsists in certainpeculiarities of construction and combination of parts as hereinafterset forth with reference to the accompanying drawings and subsequentlyclaimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a commode withparts broken away and in section having attached thereto a cover-supplyapparatus embodying the features of my invention; Fig. 2, a plan view ofthe same showing a cover sheet extracted from the container andpositioned for use with'parts broken away and in section toshowstructural features; Fig. 2, a fragmentary view of the centerportionof the cover sheetroll illustrating the division lines betweensaid sections; Fig. 3, an enlarged cross-sectional view of the rollcontainer showing the cover feed mechanism detail, the section beingindicated by line 3-3 of Fig. 4:; Fig. 4, a fragmentary sectionalelevation of the container showing the feed mechanism, the 'sectionbeing indicated by line 4.--4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a de- SpeoificationofLetters Intent. Application filed April 6, 1915. Serial No. 19,441.

"Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

' tailed sectional plan view of sheet-locking means used in connectionwith the feed mechanlsm, the section being indicated by line 5 -5 ofFig.3, and Fig. 6, a detailed sectlonal v ew showing ratchet mechanismemployedm connection with the feed, the section being indicated byline66 of Fig. 4.

Referring by characters to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, A represents astandard type of commode provided with an open seat B which is connectedto the rear portion of the commodeby hinges C, the fixed hinge memberbeing in theform of a headed bolt G, which passes through a flange ofthe commode.

A cylindrical shell 1 is mounted at the 4 rear of the commode seat andin this instance the said shell is provided with a forwardly pro ect1nglip 1 having apertures therein through which the hinge bolts C extend,whereby the shell is rlgidly confined at the rear of the seat. The saidshell constitutes a container-for a continuous roll 2 of cover sections,which roll is preferably composed of some inexpensive tough tissuepaper. The roll is mounted upon a core 3 having trunnions 3' thatproject through the ends of the cylindrical shell 1. The free end of therolled sheet rests between the lips 4, 4, of a mouth 5, through whichthe sectional covers are. drawn, the said mouth being upon the sameapproximate plane as the top face of the seat B and positioned directlyto the rear of the same. As best shown in Figs. 2 and 2 of the drawings,the roll at regular intervals is provided with series of transverseperforationsa, which extend from the opposite edges of the rollsinwardly and terminate at points w, from which points the perforationsare connected -wardly of the perforations a, a, are two series oflocking apertures 12 and the central portion of each cover section iscut away to form a seat opening B, which seat opening is formed withfront and rear protecting tabs 0, a, respectively, and two series of .byaslot' ax, whereby detached tongues y are marginal flanges cl that arearranged about the edge of the opening connecting the tabs upon oppositesides.

When a cover section is positionedlover the seat,as shown in Fig. 2, allof the tabs are bent downwardly to form a proper protecting shield andat the same time they serve to center the cover over the seat openingand the front tongue 3 is folded over the seat in engagement with thepin 6. After a seat-cover has been detached from the end of the roll, asshown in Fig 3 of the drawings, it is preferable to have the tongue yrest flush with the mouth 5 of the roll container. 1 Hence theconcealment of the tongue will preclude the possibility of individualswithdrawing cover sections from said roll indiscriminately. When theunused cover section is so positioned, the locking apertures 71 come inregister with pins 7 of a locking comb, the said comb comprising a bar 8to which the pins are attached and said bar is, as shown, suitablypivoted to the end walls of the shell 1. One end of the bar 8 has apro-jectin'garm 8' which is positioned within the field of rotation of arelease stud 9, the said stud being mounted upon a disk 9', which diskis carried by a,shaft 10 that is journaled in the end walls of theshell, one

end of said shaft being extended therebeyond and provided with a knurledoperating wheel 11. The shaft 10 carries a feed roller 10, under whichthe cover sections are adapted to travel to the mouth 5 and the paperstrip constituting the roll sections is held in frictional engagementwith the feed roller 10. by a spring-pressed idle roller 12 which issuitablyv attached to the base of the container or shell by flexiblestrips as shown. The feed roller 10 is loosely mounted upon theshaft 10and carries a ratchet wheel 13, which ratchet-wheel is engaged by a pawl13' that is mounted upon the rear side of a feed mechanism. With this inview I'pro vide the disk 9 with a locking notch 9", as

shown in Fig. 3 and, when the mechanism is at rest, the said notch isengaged by one end 14 of a locking lever, which lever is suitablypivoted to the container walls. The locking end 14 of the lever isformed with a rearwardly projecting tooth 14, which tooth is adapted toengage a stop finger 15 that is offset from the disk 9, as best shown inFig.

4. The rear end 16 of the locking lever is coin will thus cause theforward end of said lever to disengage the'notch 9" of the disk,being'stopped in its upward movement by engagement of the tooth 14 withthe stop finger 15. Thus it will be seen that the feed mechanism isreleased and, in order to obtain a cover sheet, the operator now, bymanipulating the hand wheel 11 rotates the feed roller 10 through onerevolution. The initial movement of. the disk 9 will cause the pins ofthe locking comb 7 to be lifted from their engagement with the lockingapertures b of the end cover and said movement will also cause the stopfinger 15 i to travel beyond the tooth 14 of the lever and be depositedwithin a coin box D, as K shown in Fig. 3. It is obvious that, as soonas the com leaves the tail portion of the locking lever, thepreponderance of weight of the forward portion of the lever will causeit to drop back and ride upon the annular surface of the diskpreparatory to effecting a locking engagement with the notch 9- whensaid disk has completed one revolution.

Attention is' also called to the'fact that the shaft 10 is provided witha ratchetwheel 18, which ratchet-wheel is engaged by a pawl 18, wherebymovement of the shaft in a reverse direction-from that desired isprevented. Hence the individual using the apparatus must revolve theshaft in the direction indicated by the arrow and. said direction willbe plainly indicated in simple instructions as to the operation that maybe displayed in a conspicuous position upon the container. The singlerevolution manually imparted to the feed-roller 10 is suffi- 'pin 7 ofthe locking comb will be registered with the lockingapertures b and saidpins will thus drop through the apertures and-- thereby block furtherdownward movement of the cover section. After the cover sec tion hasbeen utilized, it should be removed and destroyed. This is effected bydrawing on the cover section from its free end with sufiicient force tocause said cover section to become detached from the unused and incasedfollowing cover section, the detachment being efiected upon the line ofperforations a and slit a. that as each cover section is extracted fromthe container it will be held at its rear end by said container and thatit will require an extraordinary pull to break the same away from therear connected "cover section andwhen this extra draw is manifest to theindividual, the cover section will be in place.

It is obvious also that the feed mechanismcan be used with or withoutthe coin-controlled lock and release.

While I have shown and described one complete apparatus for extractingthe cover sections, it is obviousthat I may vary all details ofconstruction without ,departing from the spirit of said .invention asthe various details may be constructed differently in detail to obtainthe desired result. Furthermore, it should be understood'that thecontainer may be attached in its associated position with relation tothe seat in any other simple manner than that shown, whereby the desiredresult is obtained to aline itsmouth with the upper face of the seat. 7

I claim:

1. The combination of an apertured commode seat, a sanitaryseat-protecting apparatus comprising a an 0 en mouthed contamer, meansfor fastening the same to the rear of said commode seat, whereby itsHence it will be seen mouth is approximately alined with the face of theseat, a roll of paper revolubly mounted within the container, the rollbeing interrupted transversely to form weakened connected series ofcover sections having seat apertures therein, means carried by thecontainer for feeding the roll from its mouth, and automatic grippingmeans associated with the container for checking the feed of connectedseries of cover sections having and locking apertures seat aperturestherein,

feed

back of the weakened connections, a

' mechanism for the roll, and locking means associated with the feedmechanism for engagement with the locking apertures.

In testimony that I claim the foregomg I have hereunto set my hand atBirnamwood, in the comity of Shawano and State of Wisconsin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

- LOUIS A. JIRANEK.

Witnesses: v

W. VAN Dennis, JOHN a.- .-L a

